Consumption of dairy products reduces as teens reach their 20s.Byline: ANI Washington, June 16 (ANI): Calcium and dairy products dairy products dairy npl → produits laitier dairy products dairy npl → Milchprodukte pl, Molkereiprodukte pl play major roles in health maintenance and the prevention of chronic disease. However, a new study has shown that young people actually reduce their intake as they enter their twenties. University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. , Minneapolis researchers looked at 1,500 young adults aged 15 to 20.5 years and found that during the transition from middle adolescence (high school) to young adulthood (post-high school), females and males respectively reduced their daily calcium intakes by an average of 153 mg and 194 mg. Although 38pct of females and 39pct of males increased their intake of calcium over 5 years, but the majority reduced their intake. During middle adolescence, more than 72pct of females and 55pct of males had calcium intakes lower than the recommended level of 1,300 mg/day. Similarly, during young adulthood, 68pct of females and 53pct of males had calcium intakes lower than the recommended level of 1,000 mg/day. The study also found that time spent watching television and lactose intolerance Lactose Intolerance Definition Lactose intolerance refers to the inability of the body to digest lactose. Description Lactose is the form of sugar present in milk. during middle adolescence was associated with lower calcium intake in young adulthood. "The findings of this study indicate that future interventions designed to promote improvements in calcium intake should encourage the families of adolescents to serve milk at meals," said Dr. Nicole I. Larson, Division of Epidemiology epidemiology, field of medicine concerned with the study of epidemics, outbreaks of disease that affect large numbers of people. Epidemiologists, using sophisticated statistical analyses, field investigations, and complex laboratory techniques, investigate the cause and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. "In addition, interventions targeted to female adolescents should build concern for healthful health·ful adj. 1. Conducive to good health; salutary. 2. Healthy. health  ful·ness n. eating, develop confidence in skills
for healthful eating and reduce exposure to television advertisements A television advertisement, advert or commercial is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. are promoted via the medium of television. .
"Interventions targeted to male adolescents should emphasize opportunities to taste calcium-rich food, the promotion of healthful weight management behaviours and supporting peers to engage in healthful eating behaviours," she added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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